David Beckham turns 37 later this year and wants to cap his stellar career by helping Los Angeles Galaxy become the dominant force in Major League Soccer.
Just as it was last season, the MLS West appears to be the healthier of the two conferences, containing the past three MLS Cup champions:
David Beckham claims his first MLS Cup to end his landmark five-year contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Soccer superstar David Beckham has re-signed with the Los Angeles Galaxy, extending his stay with the team for another two years, the Major League Soccer team announced Wednesday.
On Oct. 14, a few weeks before the Los Angeles Galaxy marched to the MLS Cup title, I sat down for a chat with Tim Leiweke, the president of AEG, which owns the Galaxy. Leiweke is the man who brought David Beckham to L.A., and the topic soon turned to whether Beckham would extend his expiring Galaxy contract or move on to a team in Europe. Leiweke is known for being a big talker on occasion -- this is a guy who predicted MLS would be a top-four "and hopefully top-two or -three" U.S. league by 2015 -- but even I was surprised by how confident he sounded that day.
Soccer superstar David Beckham will not be leaving the U.S. to join Paris Saint-Germain, the French club announced on Tuesday.
L.A. Galaxy midfielder David Beckham talks about the upcoming MLS Cup final and his future in the game.
The Los Angeles Galaxy beat the Houston Dynamo 1-0 in the Major League Soccer final Sunday, in what could be David Beckham's last significant game on U.S. soil.
CARSON, Calif. -- David Beckham's potential MLS curtain call could also become the Los Angeles Galaxy's shining moment.
English footballer David Beckham talks about giving back and the run up to the London Olympics.
HARRISON, N.J. -- There was a cool moment at Red Bull Arena on Tuesday night. In the second half of New York's 2-0 win against Los Angeles, David Beckham readied for a free kick near midfield by tossing the ball forward a couple yards. His old pal Thierry Henry noticed and pushed the ball back a few feet toward Beckham. Then Beckham got one of those sour, competitive looks on his face, the same look he probably flashed when he was eight years old.
The mom suffered from a slipped disc in her lower back after delivering her daughter
He'd love to have a family of seven, says the energetic father of four
Look out, Jolie-Pitt family -- another star couple may be adding to their brood.
The soccer star inks his baby daughter's name above his chest
British footballer David Beckham talks to CNN's Isha Sesay about his MLS career, the Olympic games and FIFA.
LA Galaxy Midfielder David Beckham tells CNN's Pedro Pinto he's looking forward to the Olympics in London in 2012.
The fashionista and soccer star husband name their first daughter Harper Seven Beckham
Victoria and David Beckham welcomed a baby girl Sunday to their brood of boys, according to a statement posted on the soccer star's official Facebook page.
No invite, no problem - if you're a special friend of the duke and duchess
Know your Major League Soccer -- Five things you should know about Week 10:
The athlete rear-ended a stalled car, officials tell PEOPLE
With the cancellation of Wednesday's friendly between the U.S. and Egypt in Cairo, it's an unplanned slow day in the world of American soccer. So let's open the mailbag and answer some of your questions:
Soccer star David Beckham and his wife, Victoria, are expecting their fourth child this summer.
Reflecting on the midweek mayhem in the Barclays Premier League:
CNN's Pedro Pinto talks to football icon David Beckham about why England should host the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Know your Major League Soccer -- Five things we learned from Week 25:
Lots to talk about in this week's 'Bag, so let's get it started ...
• Even before spending time at the Teen Choice Awards, David Beckham was keeping things youthful. The soccer stud spent a boys-only weekend with his sons Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz, as well as good pal Gordon Ramsay and his son Jack. The guys went camping in San Clemente, Calif., then invaded San Diego, where they checked into the Hard Rock Hotel and also grabbed some Pinkberry yogurt. Next, it was off to SeaWorld, where the group got a VIP tour. The guys capped off their day with dinner at Nobu inside their hotel followed by one more trip to Pinkberry.
The upcoming biography, Fame: David Beckham, features a well-drawn version of the athlete
Football star David Beckham was visiting British troops in Afghanistan on Saturday, the British Ministry of Defence said.
CNN's Pedro Pinto looks into David Beckham's absence from England's World Cup football team.
CNN's Pedro Pinto reports from outside Wembley Stadium with reaction to David Beckham's achilles tendon injury.
LONDON -- And so it has come to this: David Beckham, who was set to become the first England player to compete in four straight World Cups, will not participate in South Africa 2010 after rupturing his left Achilles tendon in a game with AC Milan on Sunday night.
David Beckham's fourth World Cup dreams are done.
Soccer superstar David Beckham is in South Africa making a pitch for England to host the World Cup in 2018.
Real Salt Lake win MLS Cup in a penalty shoot-out with Los Angeles Galaxy. CNN's Richard Roth reports
Patrick Snell goes one-on-one with soccer star David Beckham ahead of the MLS Cup final.
Two key players in the MLS playoffs were instrumental in helping their teams in the first leg of their respective aggregate-score series this past weekend. Despite their contributions, though, they and their teammates know full well that come January, they won't return to their current clubs for the preseason, but instead will be with other teams in other countries.
Things are a little tight at the top of the English Premier League, and it's making people nervous. Only seven points separate the top seven teams, and the pack could further congest if Aston Villa, Manchester City and Arsenal win their games in hand.
CARSON, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Galaxy weren't celebrating Friday's big victory too much, perhaps taking a cue from their coach, Bruce Arena.
"I would like to think that I can be up there with the best players [in MLS], but who knows? ... That's what I'll be hoping for: not just to be the best player in the league, but to be one of the best teams in the league." -- David Beckham, May 2007
Our weekly dose of Major League Soccer quick takes, plotlines to watch and Power Rankings.
The star athlete fields questions from readers about living with Posh and life after soccer
David Beckham tells CNN's Terry Baddoo he is committed to the LA Galaxy but is also thinking about playing in the World Cup.
L.A. Galaxy star David Beckham sets the record straight on a teammate book controversy and playing for various clubs.
CARSON, Calif. -- Depending on your criteria, this is the second or third attempt to fit David Beckham into a club and league where, for two years, success has eluded everyone involved. The puzzle has proved more complicated than anyone -- perhaps most of all, Beckham himself -- ever expected. Can it finally work?
To: David Beckham From: Couch Slouch Re: To live and die in L.A.
Before we talk to the soccer superstar, we want to hear from you
You can't blame coach Bruce Arena, Los Angeles Galaxy players and the rest of the organization if they'd rather not talk about David Beckham. No doubt they've got plenty of problems dealing with the here and now rather than what happens later. But rather soon that deal will come around.
The soccer stud launches new Motorola phone campaign
CARSON, Calif. -- It's MLS preseason here in Southern California, and there are several things to report:
I don't believe any of the financials being bandied about in the wake of David Beckham's extended loan deal. But I never really believed he would, or could, earn $250 million during his original five-year MLS deal, either.
The sigh of relief at the resolution of the David Beckham loan drama may only be temporary. That's because the deal to have Beckham return to Major League Soccer to play with the Los Angeles Galaxy at the conclusion of the Serie A season seems like nothing other than a perfunctory stint to tie up a few loose sponsorship ends.
The soccer hunk subleases the movie star's home in Italy's Lake Como
At a family function over the weekend -- the xxth birthday of my mom's best friend (I am forbidden to supply specifics) -- I got a few questions to the effect of, "So, what are you writing about in the soccer world?"
"I've said I want to stay here," he said in Italy as he awaits outcome of contract talks
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Los Angeles Galaxy and AC Milan have until Friday to finalize a transfer agreement for David Beckham, or Major League Soccer will not sign off on any deal, league commissioner Don Garber told reporters on Wednesday.
Are we about to witness the fourth coming of David Beckham? Last week, the iconic midfielder said he wanted to extend his stay at AC Milan, possibly making it a permanent move. If he is able to stay, it could again, at age 33, mark another renaissance of a career often previously written off.
Lawyers are reportedly working on a deal for Becks to leave LA Galaxy
David Beckham vowed last week that he would return to the Los Angeles Galaxy from his two-month loan to AC Milan in time for the start of the 2009 MLS season next March. "My commitment is still to the Galaxy, and that's not changed," Beckham insisted when asked if L.A.'s 2-2 season-ending tie with FC Dallas on Oct. 26 would be his last game with the Galaxy.
The soccer star explains why he wants to relocate – temporarily! – to Europe
He may pal around with Tom Cruise, but the soccer stars swears he has no plans to become an actor
Is it me, or did David Beckham miraculously lose his tan this past week? That famous face suddenly looks withered and the wrinkles around his eyes more pronounced than they did when he first joined the Los Angeles Galaxy about a year-and-a-half ago.
Trying to make sense of this David Beckham to AC Milan story? Here's a humble attempt at some answers.
How close was David Beckham to joining AC Milan instead of the Los Angeles Galaxy? Extremely close, he says. But things worked out for the best: Becks has taken Major League Soccer by storm, even if the hype machine from last summer has died down. The media attention may be less, but Beckham has appeared in every game for the Galaxy and has contributed to their league-leading attack.
A British dramatist hopes to tell the soccer star's life story with "powerful, gospel-like rock"
The soccer star will appear in the final ceremony and kick off London's 2012 games
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The soap opera that is the Los Angeles Galaxy just gets weirder and weirder.
Soccer superstar David Beckham teaches young kids about the game of soccer at his youth camp.
Does the soccer world care if the MLS can run its winning record against foreign opposition in the All-Star Game to 5-0?
"Everyone has made us feel so welcome," he says. "I can't imagine being anywhere else"
The soccer star bares his famous abs for the crowd in D.C. after losing the weekend match
I ran into an acquaintance on a flight from Columbus to New York this weekend, and he said, "I hear Beckham scored an amazing goal."
DeGeneres tries to get the athlete to go topless during an appearance on her show
CNN's Phil Black reports on David Beckham's 100-match milestone for England and what may be up next.
MLS players salaries for the 2008 season made available by the MLS Players Union reveal that Los Angeles' David Beckham ($6.5 million guaranteed), Chicago's Cuauhtémoc Blanco ($2.67 million) and D.C. United's Marcelo Gallardo ($1.87 million) are the league's top earners.
The soccer star says his mother was the first to call him after he posed in his briefs
Playing in France, he makes his 100th appearance for England's national team
Football star David Beckham going for a career landmark. ITN's Stuart Silvers reports.
The soccer stud calls presenting an award to the hero "a highlight moment for me"
For a tournament set in a fabulous Hawaiian setting, there's much of the Pan-Pacific Championship that's not to like.
LOS ANGELES -- Ah, preseason. A chance to play "name that camp invitee," watch grown men stretch their groins together and start the David Beckham watch again.
David Beckham's trip to West Africa made a profound impression on the soccer star.
David Beckham's first season with the L.A. Galaxy may have been a disappointment – but he's got big plans for 2008.
Twelve months is a long time in soccer. In 2006, Italy demonstrated the international game's ability to triumph in adversity. A year later, the club game fought back and reasserted itself over national-team concerns.
Question: When is a fiasco not a fiasco? Well, the answer has to be, "when it's David Beckham." His much-ballyhooed, incredibly hyped arrival in the U.S. to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy managed to take in, simultaneously, both ends of Kipling's equation: both triumph and disaster.
They've only lived in the U.S. for four months, but David Beckham says his kids are already starting to sound like natives.
David Beckham is accused of snubbing a group of young cancer survivors in Australia. CNN's Rob Marciano reports.
Sports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Dec. 3. Here's one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer. For more essays, click here.
Victoria Beckham's transition from wife and mother to Posh Spice has created a stir at home.
He's buff. He's beautiful. He's ... nearly naked?
The night was quite chilly (by Southern California standards, at least). But that didn't stop more than 5,500 fans from coming out to support David Beckham's L.A. Galaxy and a slew of soccer-loving celebs like Superman Returns's Brandon Routh and Without a Trace's Anthony LaPaglia for their charity match Sunday.
As if getting a new home weren't enough, the family featured on this Sunday's episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition also got something extra – a meeting with their favorite soccer player, David Beckham.
Hollywood has been enamored of David Beckham since his arrival in L.A. in July. Now, they get to take a crack at him on the soccer field.
David Beckham is "incredibly disappointed for" the Los Angeles Galaxy, which failed to make the playoffs this year, he says in a new post on his blog.
If David Beckham feels the need – the need for speed – he has an offer on the table from his good pal Tom Cruise.
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